No cracks found in shuttle Atlantis
Posted: Wed, Dec 18 8:59 AM ET (1359 GMT)
An inspection of liquid oxygen lines in the space shuttle Atlantis found no evidence of cracks like the ones found earlier this month in Discovery....

Ariane 4 launches communications satellite
Posted: Tue, Dec 17 9:33 PM ET (0233 GMT)
Less than a week after the failed launch of an Ariane 5, an Ariane 4 booster successfully launched a European communications satellite. The Ariane 44L,...

Titan, Delta launches delayed
Posted: Tue, Dec 17 8:07 PM ET (0107 GMT)
For the third consecutive day weather delayed the launch of a Titan 2 booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California while a technical problem...

Arianespace appoints board to investigate launch failure
Posted: Mon, Dec 16 7:52 PM ET (0052 GMT)
Arianespace announced Monday that it has appointed a five-person board of inquiry to look into last week's Ariane 5 launch failure, with a...

Weather delays Titan 2 launch
Posted: Mon, Dec 16 8:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
The launch of a military research spacecraft on a Titan 2 booster has been delayed by poor weather and a technical problem. The Titan 2...

Report: three-way European satellite merger contemplated
Posted: Sun, Dec 15 9:02 PM ET (0202 GMT)
Executives at three European satellite manufacturers are considering a merger to deal with the overcapacity in the commercial marketplace, the Financial Times reported Sunday. According...

Air Force considering billion-dollar EELV aid package
Posted: Sat, Dec 14 7:17 PM ET (0017 GMT)
The Air Force is considering spending up to $1 billion over a five-year period to help support Boeing and Lockheed Martin's launch vehicle...

H-2A rocket launch a success
Posted: Sat, Dec 14 11:34 AM ET (1634 GMT)
A Japanese H-2A rocket lifted off on schedule late Friday, placing four spacecraft into Earth orbit. The H-2A lifted off from the Tanegashima...

Ariane 5 investigation focuses on main engine
Posted: Fri, Dec 13 8:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
The failure of an Ariane 5 launched Wednesday night appears to be caused by a problem with the vehicle's main engine, officials said Thursday....

Former teacher Morgan named to shuttle flight
Posted: Fri, Dec 13 7:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
Barbara Morgan, a former teacher who was runner-up to Christa McAuliffe in the 1980s Teacher-in-Space competition, was named on Thursday to the...